434. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including early years, childcare and disability infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of her Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Dublin West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a st…
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435. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 917 of 28 April 2026, the specific diplomatic and policy actions planned to progress the proposed European Union Equal Treatment Directive during Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, including any planned bilateral engagements with Member States maintaining reservations; and if…
436. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to set out the policy basis on which reports of the National Review Panel are selected for publication or non-publication; the number of completed reports not published to date; the reasons for non-publication in each category; and whether she will commit to publishing all outstanding reports or summaries within a defined timeframe. [336…
437. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to detail the current legal powers of the National Review Panel in relation to compelling documentation, witness testimony, and inter-agency cooperation; and to outline the specific additional powers proposed under the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2025. [33689/26]
438. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to specify which Department or statutory body currently holds overall responsibility for the review of child deaths at national level; and if no single body holds such responsibility; the way in which accountability is assigned across Government. [33690/26]
439. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has assessed the absence of a national dataset tracking reopened child protection cases; whether this gap has been identified as a governance or oversight risk; and if so, the actions that are being taken to address it. [33691/26]
440. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she accepts that data on re-referrals is not equivalent to data on reopened social work cases; and whether her Department intends to require Tusla to maintain a distinct dataset on formally reopened cases. [33692/26]
441. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to clarify whether her Department retains any policy, oversight, or reporting role in relation to follow-up actions arising from Section 12 removals under the Child Care Act 1991; and if so, to detail the mechanisms through which such oversight is exercised. [33693/26]
442. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any formal interdepartmental or inter-agency governance framework exists governing the review of child deaths involving Tusla, An Garda Síochána, health services, and other relevant bodies; and if so, to provide details. [33694/26]
443. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a clear timeline for the establishment of a national statutory child death review mechanism, as referenced in the Programme for Government; and to outline the key milestones for delivery. [33695/26]
444. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether all deaths of children known to Tusla are subject to review by the National Review Panel; and if not, the criteria used to determine which cases are reviewed. [33696/26]
445. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any audit, evaluation, or performance review of the National Review Panel has been conducted since its establishment; and if so, to provide details and findings. [33697/26]
446. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department or any bodies and agencies under her aegis use software and or products from a company (details supplied); and the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [33714/26]
447. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the potential extension of paternity leave beyond the two weeks currently legislated for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33731/26]
448. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the median and average length of time from a child’s entry into State care to the achievement of a permanency outcome, including reunification, adoption, guardianship, or long-term foster care, in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33782/26]
449. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently in State care who do not have an identified permanency pathway recorded in their care plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33783/26]
450. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in State care for more than two years who have not yet achieved a permanency outcome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33784/26]
451. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in State care who have experienced three or more placement changes, in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33785/26]
452. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department or Tusla maintains any national benchmarks, targets, or internal performance indicators in respect of time-to-permanency for children in care; if not, the rationale for the absence of such targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33786/26]
453. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any internal analysis, audit, or review has been undertaken in the past five years to assess delays in permanency planning for children in State care; if so, to provide details and findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33787/26]
454. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Ireland benchmarks its performance in achieving permanency outcomes for children in care against other EU or comparable jurisdictions; and if so, to provide details of such comparisons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33788/26]
455. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who have remained in State care for more than five years without achieving reunification, adoption, or guardianship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33789/26]
456. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any statutory or policy-based maximum timeframe exists for achieving permanency for children in State care; if not, whether consideration has been given to introducing such a framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33790/26]
457. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the governance and oversight arrangements in place to monitor delays in permanency outcomes for children in State care, including any reporting obligations to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33791/26]
458. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including early years, childcare and disability infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of her Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Dublin in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statemen…